Multiple UFC fighters provided technical breakdowns of Carlos Prates' knee strike performance against Jack Della Maddalena. Cory Sandhagen praised Prates' unique knee technique, noting how he generates power by springing his entire body rather than just stepping, and how he transitions the knee threat into high kicks. Jorge Masvidal highlighted how the knee threat shut down Della Maddalena's clinch work and body attacks, calling it some of the best knee work he's seen in a long time. Dustin Poirier noted that Prates' fearlessness of takedowns allowed him to throw knees more freely. Sandhagen also analyzed Prates' elbow work that broke through Della Maddalena's defensive shell.
